Charleston Southern University Athletics

Zech Prater - TFRRS Profile

School Records: *As of 1/13/2025
6th - Indoor 1K - 2:38.24 - 2025 Gamecock Opener (1/11)

2025 Outdoor at Charleston Southern: Competed in the 800m at each of the first two meets of the season ... Made his outdoor career collegiate debut at the CSU Buc Open (3/14) with a seventh-place finish in the 800m.

2025 Indoor at Charleston Southern: Raced at a pair of meets during his debut winter season ... In his first indoor season, he ran a 2:38.24 in the 1K at the Gamecock Opener (1/11) for 7th at the meet and 6th in school history for the event ... Also ran at Clemson's Orange & Purple Invitational (1/24-25) in the 800m and had a time of 2:02.61.

2024 Cross Country at Charleston Southern: Competed at four meets during his first season in college ... Opened the season with a 20:02.1 at the CSU Buccaneer Open (8/30) for his season best as he took 11th overall at the meet ... Recorded a personal best in the 8K at the Pirate XC Invitational (10/4) with a time of 26:46.9.

High School: Originally from Blue Ridge, Georgia and attended and graduated from Fannin County High School ... Won the individual state and regional championship during his final season and holds the school record in the 5K of 15:30 ... Helped lead the team to a regional championship in cross country during his senior season ... Team placed fourth overall at the state meet ... During the track season, they finished as the runner-up at the region meet ... Collected four region titles during his final track season taking the titles in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 4x400 and won the sectional titles in the 1600m and 3200m ... Finished as the state runner-up in the 3200m ... Holds the school record in all distance track events with a 800m (1:59), 1600m (4:23) and 3200m (9:32) ... During his junior season he was the cross country region runner-up and took 5th in the state meet ... Finished as the region runner-up in the 1600m and 3200m and took 5th in the state and 4th in the 3200m ... Selected as the team's 2022 and 2023 Cross Country runner of the year as well as the 2022 and 2024 Track and Field Most Valuable Athlete ... Named the 2024 Fannin Country Sports Hall of Fame Athlete of the Year ... Was a member of the National Honors Society and National Technical Honors Society Member as well as an honors graduate.